An image from the documentary “Citizen Koch,” shows a statue at the state Capitol in Madison with a sign stating Wisconsin is for sale.

Wisconsinites and their politics are in the spotlight at this year's Sundance Film Festival thanks to "Citizen Koch," the new documentary about corporate and special-interest groups' impact on elections here and elsewhere. »Read Full Article

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I don't understand why they are so proud to be hanging junk on statues or historical monuments. But then, they are the "smart" people.They are like the Obama regime, trying to write history as THEY see it, and not as it really is.

I wish I had known these 'journalistic movie-makers' and talented Wisconsinites were doing such a documentary on how the wealthy stampede the middle class and the poor. I did not even realize until now my sick was ripped off $10,000 for some of his medicine by the Koch Bros. and it was not the United States Health & Human Services, nor WI DHS, nor CMS, nor ForwardHealth, nor BadgerCare Plus Law, nor the PPACA, nor Doyle, nor Roys, nor Barca, nor Erpanbach, nor etc.etc..etc.. it was really the Koch Bros. Thank you so much for this enlightening film from my fellow Wisconsinites.

I hope we can see the documentary here in Wisconsin at some point and I'm glad that more light is being shed on our state politics. What really saddens me is to see how the middle class is being destroyed by the very wealthy (Diane Hendricks, the Koch brothers, etc. and their bought and paid for politicians,) Wouldn't it be grand if rather than asking for "Right to Work" laws, these people would share their wealth, be willing to pay a wage where employees could take care of their families. After all, those wages benefit all of the community--the grocer, the department store, the restaurants, the churches, etc. Just how many billions do these people need?

The latest example of the very wealthy taking advantage of the middle class is Bud Selig and his band of corporate cronies flexing their muscle to eliminate one impediment, the county board, to their corporate interests. Bud and company are not out to eliminate the board because they care about the well being of Milwaukee County citizens. They want more control to carry out their shelfish corporate interests. We're still paying for Bud Selig's last theft of Milwaukee citizens where he stuffed his pockets after forcing us all to pay for his stadium.

Are they planing a sequel on Da Union and the money that it pumps into politics? You know, the money that employees have no choice to pay if they want to work...if criminals shake people down like that they call it racketeering

Never before in our history have we seen this kind of income disparity where the gap between the haves and the have nots is this huge. This cannot continue. There are only three developed countries with greater income disparity: Chile, Mexico and Turkey. We're in great company. The crazies on here defend the corporate criminals behind this disparity.

Chuck Cecil's Tooth: Duh, trickle down has been disproved beyond recognition. Please give up the right wing Trickle Down theory. It has failed more times than you've made an ignorant statement which is obviously many.

mots, did you see the figures for income comparisons under this Obama administration? Yes some of the worst in history. The poor got poorer by about 7% and the middle class got poorer by about 8% and that does ot even compensate for the decrease in buying power.

That is the biggest problem, too many people are snowed by silver lipped politicians. Obama said he is for the middle class so the middle class votes him back in. When the truth of the matter is, everything he has done is actually hurting the middle class.

Our educational system has to do a better job of showing people how to sort past bad information and grandstanding, and find accurate facts on their own.

Byker: can you please tell me which rock you crawled out from under. Have you heard of the 12% favorably rated, do nothing, obstructionist Congress? Believe me if Obama had his way there would be a distinct move to eliminate the loop holes in tax policy that have favored the wealthy for decades. Follow the trend lines that show the gap widening markedly at the beginning of the Bush years.

I still find it fascinating extremist liberals always generate two conservatives to be this ultimate axes of evil.

I want to know how these extremist liberals figure out the succession paths for this process. Is there a vast right wing conspiracy which attempts operates in secret except for a small amount of talented extremist liberals who find out their every move?

Is the succession of evil by election or by other means? I see that Bush and Chaney aren't pushing daisies, so maybe there is an axes of evil retirement plan in place or term limits?

You might want to take a close look at the dirty politcs taking place now in Virginia. Right wing "poor losers" now want to change the electoral college so VA's electoral votes are apportioned based on congressional district (land mass) rather than number of votes. In other words the vast right wing conspiracy is trying to steal future elections because the repubs cannot win on policy. Check the money behind the corrupt politicians. Attempt at same policy is coming to PA, OH, WI and MI to name a few. This is just another attempt by right wingers to change the rules because they cannot win with their extreme agenda. Same as their attempt at voter suppression which came in form of long lines, voter id, elimination of same day registration. Just sick politics for a democracy which purports to be the model for other nations.

@ mots1. Try reading the Constitution for once. A state can apportion its electoral votes by (1) winner take all or by (2) distributed by votes received. It is not a right wing conspiracy – it is written in the Constitution.

Try reading the Constitution. There is nothing in there AT ALL about how the states "shall appoint" their electors: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors..."

The Legislature could pass a law that says the Governor throw darts at a dart board as the manner by which that state chose their electors. It would be Constitutional.

But it would a darn bad, undemocratic way to do it. And so would what Republicans are talking about doing.

tacocat - but the Repukes now want to change the rules, like cry babies and to fit their efforts to dilute the votes of poor people, minorities, women, students and the aged!They want only democracy for their friends an people who agree with them.